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Sidney Sugars Incorporated experienced a fire in a pulp dryer last Thursday night. According to general manager David Garland, a shaft broke on a gear drive, which stopped the drum and started the pulp inside on fire. The employee in that position immediately isolated the problem to the drum, and followed procedure to a T. Sidney Sugars determined that fire department involvement was warranted and called them. The incident occurred at 6 p.m. and the fire department was wrapped up and gone by 8:30. Loss was limited to the pulp in the dryer,...
The Sidney Jaycees would like to invite area preschoolers and elementary aged children to safe and warm trick-or-treating at the Lodge, 1015 7th Ave. SW (behind Lincoln Apartments), the Crestwood Inn, 410 3rd Ave. SW and the Sidney Health Center Extended Care, 216 14th Ave. NW (use the main entrance under the canopy please). The trick-or-treating will begin at 6:00 p.m. and last until the candy is gone or until 7:30 p.m. Please do NOT come early as the residents of the facilities will not be ready until 6:00. If you have any questions about...
Incumbent Denise Juneau is banking that a statewide initiative, Graduation Matters Montana, can bring the number of high school dropouts, nearly 2,000 a year, down by 50 percent by 2014. As state superintendent of public instruction she has sought to use her office to build programs she says are necessary to prepare students for a modern economy. It is also, she hopes, the kind of program that will earn her re-election this fall. “It is important to me to continue the progress that we have made,” said Juneau, a member of the Mandan and Hid...
Roosevelt Memorial Healthcare Foundation, a Montana not-for-profit organization with a mission to ensure the continuance of quality local healthcare, announced it will hold its annual fundraiser on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. The fundraiser will be a dinner party with a slight twist. Join us as we meet characters such as Fanny Dango, Digger Deep, Nasty Nate, Wyatt Burb, Messy James and town hero, Squint Leastwood. It will be a fun evening featuring lots of laughs, good food and drinks, and an incredible chance to raise money for a...
Several businesses dressed up for Moonlight Madness on Monday....
As Montana yards fill with campaign signs, as canvassers crisscross neighborhoods in support of gubernatorial candidates, and as TV ads take turns blasting U.S. Senate candidates, the names Kim Gillan and Steve Daines rarely appear on the political radar. The two candidates for the state’s sole U.S. House seat remain largely unknown to voters as Election Day draws near. According to Montana State University political scientist David Parker, only about 20 to 30 percent of voters can identify D...
The Horizon Assisted Living in Watford City is having a bazaar on November 2nd from 4pm-6pm. They will be selling popcorn cake, krum kaka, lefsa, a variety of jellies, bars, pies, candies, and other goodies. They will also be having a silent auction. They will be serving a plate of egg rolls and chicken fried rice for $5 a plate. For more information contact Paula Wagner at 701-444-4689....
Farmers and ranchers in North Dakota are reminded that USDA’s Farm Service Agency has new acreage reporting deadlines for the coming crop year. Producers must report fall seeded crops and perennial forage, which comprises grass, hay, alfalfa, and pasture, by November 15, 2012. Aaron Krauter, State Executive Director for FSA in North Dakota, says the change comes as a result of a national effort to align acreage reporting dates between FSA and Risk Management Agency. “The big change for North Dakota producers is that we now have two acreage repo...
